How to Do an Easy, Inexpensive & Dramatic Fireplace Makeover!

You won’t believe how easy & inexpensive it is to do a dramatic fireplace makeover! All you need is some normal paint and a wadded up paper bag. No kidding! You can even use those small bottles of craft paint though you might need two or three. You’ll seldom see such an amazing difference for such little time and money.

Detailed Printable Instructions

Visuals

Below we show you a close up view of the steps needed to paint your brick fireplace. As you can see it was an amazing difference for ours!

Brush the dirt off the entire fireplace making sure to get into the indentations.

Paint your brick with the color that will be your grout color. Make sure to get into all the crevices due to how porous brick is. Make sure the grout is covered well between the bricks.

You will now use the paint that will be the main brick color. You can add water if desired to make it thinner.

Wad up a piece of a paper bag tightly and dab it into the paint. Blot any excess paint off the bag before starting if needed.

Starting at one side of the brick start dabbing the paint onto the brick.

Determine how much or how little you want on the brick.

This is the brick blotted lightly and evenly.

In order to make it look a bit more realistic either blot more of the same color on parts of some bricks. I chose to use a darker grey to go over the brick in spots. After the coats have dried, it’s a good idea to cover the brick faces with a coat of sealant to help protect the color.

This is my finished brick. Your color options are endless for a fireplace makeover!